GEBCO: discoverer and year of discovery: Discoverer: Portuguese explorers (16th century). History: Named from the Abrolhos Archipelago which is located inside this shelf. The specific term"abrolhos,"which means"open eyes; to stare,"was used by the ancient Portuguese navigators when arriving in t

Additional information: Changed from "bank" to "shelf" by SCUFN22 (2009), in accordance with how this feature is referred to by the Brazilian scientific community. Minimum depth (m): 18. Maximum depth (m): 3835. Total relief (m): 3817. Dimension: ~220 km x 245 km, with a hexagon